Center Black SGL Writer’s Forum Workshop at OutWrite

The 2014 Center Black LGBT Writers’ Forum is a celebration of the dynamic and diverse voices of Black LGBT writers. The attending writers/authors will discuss various topics including the writer’s creative process, the essential ingredients for success, and how to navigate in the world of publishing; they will also read from their newest works. For more on Center Black LGBT, please follow @centerblacklgbt on Twitter. The moderator will be Wyatt O’Brian Evans.The panelists will be Michelle Sewell, BuddahDesmond, Rashid Darden, and Cheryl Head.

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